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BOX. 7 APPLICATIDN FILED OCT- 20, 1915.

Patented Jul 10, 1917.

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,mg extends to both sides o CHARLES H. KOBS, OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW Y ORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1917.

Application filed October 20, 1916. Serial No. 126,651.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. KoRs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Poughkeepsie, county of Dutchess, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in closed boxes and has for its object to provide a new and improved box which is normally closed but easily opened by a movement of the hand such as would be necessary for the simple picking up of an exposed object. It further has for its object to provide a humidifying cigar workers box in which the tobacco to be made into cigars and the like is kept in a moist condition, the box being normallyclosed, which box is easily opened and automatically closes after portions of the tobacco have been removed.

The. following is a description of an embodiment of my invention, reference being bad to' the accompanying drawings,v in which t Figure l is a perspective of a box embodying my invention with the shelf released;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with the cover removed;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a front view ofthe box with the closure in open position;

Fig. 5 isa similar view with the closure in closed position;

Fig. 6 is a section of a modification;

Fig. 7 is a front view of the same, parts being broken away;

Fig. 8 is a section of another niodification, and I Fig. 9 isa front view of the same. a Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 is a box body having a removable cover 2 and a artition 3 for dividing the ox into two compartments.

box are located'sprmg rollers 4, having winding springs 5, and the spring of. the

. upper roller 4:.is sufiiciently strong to overcome the spring of the lower roller 4 and Carried by these two rollers is a curtain'cons stingofa frame 7, which openthe partition 3 ortion 6 having an opening is drawn from the form is released and the spring of the upper (Fig. 4) and solid flexible end pieces. To the upper edge of the frame, which may be made of wood or other suitable material, is connected one end piece, a canvas section 8, which winds upon the upper roller 4. To the lower edge of the frame 6 is connected the other end piece, an extended rubber section 9, which winds upon the lower roller 4. To the lower end of the frame is hinged a rest or platform 10 provided with eyes 11, which are engaged by hooks 12, whose upper ends are supported by the upper end of the frame at eyes 13. The upper portion of the face of the box is provided with a depending wall 14- having slots .15 for permitting the upward movement of the eyes 13, to which the upper ends of the hooks 12 are connected. When the box is not in use the hooks 12 are disengaged from the eyes 11, the curtain being drawn upward so that the frame 6 is behind a portion of the wall '14 and the platform 10 falling downward as a flap so as to be in a perpendicular position, covering a portion of the rubber section 9. When the box is adjusted for use, the hooks 12 are made to engage the eyelets 11 so as to hold the platform 10 in a horizontal position as shown in Fig. 5. Upon using the box, the operator presses his hand upon the horizontal rest or platform 10, depressing the same to the position shown in Fig. 4, thus bringing the opening in the curtain in line with the opening in the box and exposing the tobacco which isinthe compartments formed by the partition 3 so as to make it accessible. He then takes the desired amount of tobacco from one or both of the compartments, draws it beyond the platform 10 to his working table, and makes it up into'the desired roll. As the tobacco platform 10, the platroller 4 draws the compound curtain up so that the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 5, thebox being thereupon closed so as to maintain the remaining tobacco within the box in a moist condition, the air in the interior of the box being moistened by moisture in pads 16 secured to .the top thereof, The upper roller and the upper portion of the compound curtain are protected by a stationary wall 17, ofl'set at 18 so as to protect the same from the moisture within the box.

The lower portion of the curtain is made of rubber so as to form an imperviouscloin'the lower portion of its front face, a cur- 'tain adaptedto close and open said opening, saidcurtain having an opening and an extended portion at its lower end, means nortain at a adapted to nation of a boxbod'y having an opening in theylower portion of its front face, a curtain adapted to close and open said opening, said curtain having an opening in its center and extended flexible portions at its upper and lower ends, spring rollers on which said ends'are wound and tending to hold the a lower extended portion opposite said box opening, means whereby said curtain may be moved downwardly so as to bring said opening opposite said box opening when desired.

I 6. In a normally closedbox, the combination of a box body having an opening in the lower portion of its front face,a curtainvadapted to close and open said opening, said curtain having an opening inits 36 center and flexible extended portions at its ,upper and lower ends, rollers forsaid ends normally tending to hold the lower extended portion opposite said box opening, and a member connected at a point adj acent'to the lower edge of said curtain-"opening and movable with said curtain.

lower portion of its front face, a curtain- Y adaptedto close and open said opening, 'said curtain having anopening inits center, and

and movable with said curtain, and releas able means forxholding said member in horizontal position,

, 8. In a normally closed box, the combination of a box body having an opening "in said curtain havin an opening in its center and an extende portion at its lower and,

means normally tending to hold the lower extended portion opposite said box opening,

a shelf hinged at a point adjacent to the lower edge of the opening in'said curtain and movable with said curtain, and releasable means for holding said shelf in horizontal position, said shelf when it is in vertical position and the curtain is in its'upper 40, an extended portlon at its lower end, means position covering the opening in the face of said'box.

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- CHARLES KoRs. I

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, v 5 i J 7. Ina normally closed box, thecombination of a box body having an opening in the 50 the lower portion of its front face, acur tain adapted to close and open sald opening, 

